Folding umbrella.



No. 6 79,I8I'.A Patented l'uly 23, I90II.

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FOLDING UMBRELLA.

(Application led Mar. 29, 1901.

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ELMA ETTA MORRISON, OF ANTHONY, FLORIDA.

FOLDHNG Ulli/IBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 679,181, dated July 23,1901,.

Application filed March 29, 1901l Serial No. 53,466. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom] t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMA ETTA MORRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anthony, in the county of Marion and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Umbrellas and Ido declare the following to be a f ull,clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in umbrellasadapted especially for use on a bicycle; and it consists in theprovision of a folding umbrella which is mounted upon the bracket-arm ofa telescoping support, means being provided whereby the outer rim of theumbrella may be folded outward and upward by the provision of hingedbraces, connections being provided for unfolding the outer rim of theumbrella and tilting the same. i

The invention will be hereinafter more fully described, and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims, and is clearly illustratedin the accompanying drawings, which, With the letters of referencemarked thereon, form part of this application, and in which drawings-Figure l is a side elevation of my improved bicycle-umbrella andattachment for securing same to the frame of a bicycle. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view of the umbrella, and Fig. 3 is an edge view showing indotted lines the umbrella with its outer portion folded upward. (Shownin solid lines.) Figs. 4f and 5 are detail views.

Reference being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the butt of the telescoping support, which has a band B, withapertured end B', which is adapted to fit over an eye A in said butt.This band is provided to fasten the butt of the support t0 thehandle-bar or other portion of the frame of a bicycle. Telescopingwithin said butt, which is hollow, is a section C, which is providedwith apertures which are adapted to be brought into registration withthe apertures o, in the butt and to receive a pin A3 when it is desiredto hold the sections eX- tended at diderent lengths. Telescoping withinthe section O is a smaller section O, which is held in an extendedposition by means of a pin O2, which may be passed through registeringapertures in the two sections G and C'. Hinged to the upper end of thesection O' is an elbow-joint D, which has rack members E mounted on oneedge thereof, which are for the purpose of holding the stick of theumbrella when thrown back upon said elbow. This elbow-joint hasbrace-rods B', hinged together at their meeting ends and adapted to holdthe elbow-joint at right angles to the extensible sections of theholder. Telescoping horizontally within the elbowjoint is a section F,which is held in an adjusted position by means of a thumb-screw f, whichis mounted in the elbow-joint. Mounted at the outer end of the section Fis the stick Gr of the umbrella, and in order to hold said stick erect ahook G is provided, which is secured at one end to the stick, while itshooked end is adapted to engage an eye or staple F in the section F.

The umbrella comprises the top H, having a central notch HX, which issecured to the hollow stick, as illustrated in the detail View Fig. 4c.To this notch are pivoted the inner ends of the jointed ribs H2, whichhave their outer ends recessed or bifurcated, as at h, Fig. 5, and toeach bifurcated end of the ribs is pivoted a folding rib M, which isadapted to fold over on `the top of each jointed rib H2. Secured to eachrib M is a clip M2, to one end of which clip a cord K is fastened, whichcord passes up over the joint between the ribs M and H2 and passesthrough an aperture into and through the hollow stick Gr. (Shown clearlyin Fig. 4.) The several cords K,which pass from the various ribs, may beconnected together at their inner ends, forming a single rope, which iswithin convenient reach of the operator.

H designates a sliding ferrule Working upon the hollow stick, and saidferrule H is connected to the ribs H2 by means ot' braces L, which havepivotal connections at each end, as shown. To each of said clips issecured an end of a rope or cord K', which ropes pass to and throughapertures in the notch H and down through same in a similar manneras'the cords K. The ends may be fas- IOO tened together, forming asingle rope, which is within convenient reach of the operator. Bypulling on the rope K,which extends down through the notch HX, it willcause the portion of the umbrella outside of the joints connecting ribsM and H2 to fold over on the inner porton of the umbrella, as shown inFig. 3. When it is desired to unfold the outer portion of the umbrella,it may be done after the outer fold has been started by pulling on theend of the cord K which passes down through `the central notch HX.

To hold the umbrella from folding, a cord O is employed, which passesthrough eyes N in each rib M outside of the jointed end, and the twoends of the cord O are detachably held together by means of a snap-hookT and eye T". (Shown in Fig. 2.)

Vhen it is desired to close the umbrella, it may be done in the usualway, and to swing the closed umbrella back on the rack or rest formed bythe lugs E on the elbow lD it is rst necessary to disconnect the hook G'and the stick will easily swing down.

By the provision of the elbow-joint and of the rotary movement which maybe im parted to the section F it will be observed that the angle atwhich the umbrella may be desired Having lthus described my invention,what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in an umbrella, with a jointed stick, of a notchmounted thereupon and carrying folding ribs, the sections of said ribsbeing connected together by a rule-joint, the lower section of each ribhaving near its outer extremity an eye, a cord passing through each eyeand. having means for fastening the two ends together, a series ofbraces connecting the ribs and the runner on the stick, whereby theupward fleXure of the jointed ribs is prevented when the frame isopened, as set forth.

2. The combination, in an umbrella, with a jointed stick, of a notchmounted there-V upon and carrying folding ribs, the sections of saidribs being connected together by a rule-joint, the lower section of eachrib having near its outer extremity an eye, a cord passing through eacheye and having means for fastening the two ends together, a series ofbraces connecting the ribs and the runner on the stick, whereby theupward ileXure of the jointed ribs is prevented when the frame isopened, cords secured to the outer hinged ribs passing through aperturesin the notch, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ELMA ETTA MORRISON. Witnesses:

L. Q. STEWART, E. C. BOYD.

